This guidebook outlines the importance of plant breeding in organic production systems, detailing how farmers can select crop varieties with traits for growth, weed competitiveness, efficient nutrient use, and resilience. It also discusses strategies for sourcing regionally adapted seed and conducting on-farm variety trials.

Are you considering the transition to organic farming for your dairy farm or want to improve the return on investment for your organic farm through markets? Join Rodale Institute for an insightful webinar on the organic dairy market landscape, and learn from a panelist of farmers who have successfully transitioned to organic dairy production.

This guidebook examines research on water management and water quality in organic farming systems. It explains how soil health practices affect water infiltration, retention, and irrigation efficiency. The guide also reviews research on managing irrigation, reducing nutrient and sediment runoff, and protecting water quality.

Join Rodale Institute for an engaging follow-up to the previous webinar, “Markets ROI of Organic Transition for Livestock Farmers,” where we dive deeper into the perspectives of buyers in the organic livestock market. Gather insights from buyers across the U.S. on their sourcing needs, learn about key factors that influence buyer decisions, and learn how to build strong, collaborative relationships with buyers.

This guidebook explains how organic farmers can manage soil nutrients in ways that support crop productivity, soil health, and the environment. It reviews research on nutrient cycling in organic systems and discusses strategies for fertility management, including soil testing and applying organic amendments to maintain long-term soil fertility while minimizing nutrient losses to the environment.

Are you considering the transition to organic farming for your livestock farm or want to improve the return on investment for your organic farm through markets? Join us for an insightful virtual webinar designed to help you understand the economic potential of organic livestock markets and equip you with the tools to evaluate your own transition.

This guidebook explains the role of tillage in organic farming and explores strategies for reducing soil disturbance while still managing weeds and preparing fields for crops. It reviews research on conservation tillage practices—such as rotational no-till, strip tillage, and the use of high-biomass cover crops.

Join Rodale Institute for an engaging follow-up to the previous webinar, “Markets ROI of Organic Transition for Vegetable Farmers,” where we dive deeper into the perspectives of buyers in the organic vegetable market. Gather insights from buyers across the U.S. on their sourcing needs, learn about key factors that influence buyer decisions, and learn how to build strong, collaborative relationships with buyers.

This guidebook explains the role of soil biology in supporting soil health and productive organic farming systems. It introduces the soil food web—including organisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, and earthworms—and describes how their interactions drive processes like nutrient cycling, soil structure formation, and disease suppression.

Are you considering the transition to organic farming for your diversified vegetable farm or want to improve the return on investment for your organic farm through markets? Join us for an insightful webinar designed to help you understand the economic potential of organic vegetable markets and equip you with the tools to evaluate your own transition.

This guidebook provides an overview of the role of soil organic matter and soil health as the foundation of successful organic farming systems. It summarizes decades of research on how practices such as composting, returning crop residues, diversifying crop rotations, and integrating livestock can build soil organic matter and improve soil function.

Join Arianna Bozzolo, Research Director at the Rodale Institute California Organic Center, for a webinar in which she discusses the findings from a multi-year study on the use of diverse cover crop species for weed suppression in organic strawberry and artichoke production systems.